"closed during the Beeching Axe. The line between the quarry north of Matlock and Ambergate remained as a single track carrying a small amount of limestone, with a passenger service continuing from Matlock (strongly supported by Derby railway employees with their free passes). During the period from 1976 to 1993 trains would run through Derby from the Derwent Valley line to Sinfin. This ceased when the Sinfin branch line was first replaced with a taxi, then closed in 1998. The service later returned as a train as far as Peartree as a single train per day until 2001. While the"
"Route. Derwent Valley Railway (County Durham) The Derwent Valley Railway was a branch railway in County Durham, England. Built by the North Eastern Railway, it ran from (now in Tyne and Wear) to via five intermediate stations, and onwards to . In 1842, the Derwent Iron Company (DIC) had taken over the southern part of the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway. After the West Durham Railway constructed a line to , the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) began construction of the Weardale Extension Railway to Crook, which opened on 8 November 1843, from a junction on its leased Weardale Railway."
"Derwent Valley Railway (County Durham) The Derwent Valley Railway was a branch railway in County Durham, England. Built by the North Eastern Railway, it ran from (now in Tyne and Wear) to via five intermediate stations, and onwards to . In 1842, the Derwent Iron Company (DIC) had taken over the southern part of the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway. After the West Durham Railway constructed a line to , the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) began construction of the Weardale Extension Railway to Crook, which opened on 8 November 1843, from a junction on its leased Weardale Railway. As"
"Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania) The Derwent Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Tasmania, Australia. It operates from New Norfolk. It is 3' 6"" narrow gauge. Tasmanian Government Railways opened the Derwent Valley Line in 1886. Initially, it ran from the junction at Bridgewater, on the main north-south Hobart to Devonport line, to New Norfolk, a distance of 18 kilometres. It was extended to 29 km at Plenty in 1887, and then to 41 km at Glenora in 1888. It closely follows the course of the River Derwent for the first 39 km as far as Coniston, and crosses the"
"Corwen East railway station Corwen East railway station in the town of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, is a newly constructed railway station on the former Ruabon to Barmouth Line, and is the current western terminus of the preserved Llangollen Railway. Corwen East opened on 22 October 2014 as the temporary western terminus of the Llangollen Railway. This was a private service for supporters of the Corwen Appeal. The first public service trains to Corwen East ran throughout the week commencing 27 October 2014 and at weekends until 9 November 2014. These first trains were hailed a success, with nearly 4000 passengers"
"the northeast of the mountainous South Wales valleys, and the South Wales Main Line. The track runs mainly south and southeast, following the deep-sided Ebbw River valley. The line is heavily curved along most of its route and has gradients of up to 1 in 65. Before the project to restore passenger services began, these conditions caused a maximum line speed on the line for freight services of . Extensive track re-canting has enabled the maximum line speed to be increased to . The station at Ebbw Vale Town was opened on 17 May 2015, and became the new northern"
"located closer to the town. Corwen East railway station Corwen East railway station in the town of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, is a newly constructed railway station on the former Ruabon to Barmouth Line, and is the current western terminus of the preserved Llangollen Railway. Corwen East opened on 22 October 2014 as the temporary western terminus of the Llangollen Railway. This was a private service for supporters of the Corwen Appeal. The first public service trains to Corwen East ran throughout the week commencing 27 October 2014 and at weekends until 9 November 2014. These first trains were hailed a"
"the Derwent Valley Railway was, until recently, used by tourists to visit the area. The Westerway station building has been restored by volunteers at the Derwent Valley Railway. Westerway railway station Westerway Railway Station is a railway station in the settlement of Westerway on the Derwent Valley Railway in Tasmania, Australia. The station was built in 1909 after the track was extended from Glenora. The station was the starting point for the pack horse journey to the Adamsfield osmiridium mine. As the timber industry became more important to the area, sawmills were built and the railway was used to transport"
"From Belper the line ran along the Derwent Valley, along a stretch called Broadholme, with four bridges across the river, through Longlands Tunnel, across the River Derwent and Derby road with a magnificent five-arch viaduct. It then entered Hag Wood Tunnel as turned towards the Amber Valley. The station building was just north of this tunnel. Shortly afterwards a proposal was made for an Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway which however never materialised, apart from a stretch between Colwick and Grantham. From Ambergate, towards Chesterfield, the next difficulty for the North Midland Railway was the intersection with the"
"Westerway railway station Westerway Railway Station is a railway station in the settlement of Westerway on the Derwent Valley Railway in Tasmania, Australia. The station was built in 1909 after the track was extended from Glenora. The station was the starting point for the pack horse journey to the Adamsfield osmiridium mine. As the timber industry became more important to the area, sawmills were built and the railway was used to transport logs to Boyer and Hobart. By the 1990s, alternative transportation made the continued use of the railway unprofitable and by 1995, no trains ran beyond New Norfolk. However,"
"and Derby to Matlock along the Derwent Valley Line. Services are approximately hourly Monday to Saturday, two-hourly on Sundays, and are formed using diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 158. A few early and late trains start/terminate at Nottingham or Derby rather than Newark Castle. A single weekday return journey to/from Sheffield is also provided, departing Belper at 07:29 and returning at 18:06. Interchange with services to many local and national destinations including Leicester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and London can be made at Derby or Nottingham. The line was surveyed by George Stephenson for the North Midland Railway"
"Dearne Valley line The Dearne Valley line is the name given to a railway line in the north of England running from York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill and Moorthorpe. The northernmost section of the route was opened in stages by the fledgling York and North Midland Railway (Y&NM), a company which belonged to the railway empire of George Hudson. York to Sherburn Junction was completed in 1839 to form a link with the Leeds and Selby Railway, which was later taken over by the Y&NM. This section includes Ulleskelf, Church Fenton and Sherburn-in-Elmet stations, as well as the former"
"Upper Derwent Valley The Upper Derwent Valley is an area of the Peak District National Park in England. It largely lies in Derbyshire, but its north eastern area lies in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Its most significant features are the Derwent Dams, Ladybower, Derwent and Howden, which form Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Howden Reservoir respectively. In 1899, the Derwent Valley Water Board was set up to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, and the two Gothic-style dams were built across the River Derwent to create Howden Reservoir (1912) and Derwent Reservoir (1916). West of the Derwent a large"
"Beaufort railway station (Wales) Beaufort railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the town of Beaufort in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire. The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. Beaufort station opened on 1 March 1864. It became a junction station on 2 September 1867 with the opening of a branch to Ebbw Vale."
"Derwent Valley Light Railway The Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) (also known as The Blackberry Line) was a privately owned standard-gauge railway in North Yorkshire, England, and was unusual in that it was never nationalised, remaining as a private operation all its life. It ran between Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby. It opened in two stages, in 1912 and 1913, and closed in sections between 1965 and 1981. Between 1977 and 1979, passenger steam trains operated between Layerthorpe and Dunnington — the entire length of track at that time. In 1993 a small section"
"the Derwent Valley Line west of New Norfolk. This effectively stopped the running of the heritage railway. In May 2006, Pacific National came to a new agreement with the Tasmanian Government which included returning all tracks and rail lands to Government ownership. Derwent Valley Railway Inc. are currently in negotiations to regain access to the Derwent Valley Line to restore it to its former glory and operate it as a world class tourist railway. Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania) The Derwent Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Tasmania, Australia. It operates from New Norfolk. It is 3' 6"" narrow gauge."
"Derwent Edge Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. An Ordnance Survey column marks the highest point of the Edge at Back Tor (538 metres, 1765 feet). North of Back Tor the edge extends into Howden Edge and enters the county of South Yorkshire. The Millstone Grit forms the edge of the high peat moorland plateau on the eastern side of the valley above Ladybower Reservoir, the edges being the last remains of the gritstone which originally covered all of the"
"Gilwern Halt railway station Gilwern Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Gilwern in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire. The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. The L&NWR was itself amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. Gilwern first appeared in Bradshaw in April"
"Llanrwst railway station Llanrwst railway station is in Denbigh Street near the centre of the market town of Llanrwst, Wales, close to the local bus termini in Watling Street. It is situated on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog south of the former and was opened by British Rail in 1989. The town's original station (opened in 1863) to the north is now called North Llanrwst. The station here is unstaffed and has the same basic amenities seen at others on the line - a waiting shelter, timetable poster boards and digital information screen. Tickets must"
"Coal Tank No. 58926. Official closure came on 6 January. The platforms have survived and the trackbed through the station is part of National Cycle Route 46. Gilwern Halt railway station Gilwern Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Gilwern in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire. The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company"
"The relocated Rowley station was opened to public as a museum exhibit in 1976 and is presented as a North Eastern Railway station in during the Edwardian period. Rowley railway station (England) Rowley railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Rowley and the village of Castleside in County Durham, England from 1845 to 1966 on the Derwent Railway. The station was opened on 1 September 1845 as Cold Rowley as a stop on the Derwent Railway route from to but was renamed Rowley on 1 July 1868. The station was situated on the west side of"
"Deerness Valley Railway The Deerness Valley Railway was an 8-mile long single track branch railway line that ran along the valley of the River Deerness in County Durham, England. Built by the North Eastern Railway, it ran from Deerness Valley Junction, on the Durham to Bishop Auckland line, to the coal mines along the valley via two intermediate stations, Waterhouses, and . The line was primarily built to serve the collieries at Ushaw Moor, Waterhouses, Hamsteels, Esh, Cornsay, New Brancepeth and East Hedley Hope, and was opened to passengers only as an afterthought. Authorised in 1855, the line opened to"
"Gelli Felen Halt railway station Gelli Felen Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the settlement of Gellifelin in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. The L&NWR was itself amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in the 1923 Grouping. Gelli Felen Halt was"
"11 November 1963. Rowlands Gill railway station Rowlands Gill railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, England from 1867 to 1963 on the Derwent Valley Railway. The station opened on 2 December 1867 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of Station Road. The goods traffic was timber, bricks and coal to Newcastle and iron ore to Consett. Due to passenger numbers failing to recover after the Second World War, the station was closed on 1 February 1954 to passengers and closed completely along with"
"Derwent Valley line between Derby and Matlock, the Buxton and Glossop lines, linking them to Manchester, and the Huddersfield line from Manchester to Huddersfield. Coach services provide access to Matlock, Bakewell and Buxton from Derby, Nottingham and Manchester through TransPeak and National Express, and there are regular buses from Sheffield, Glossop, Stoke, Leek and Chesterfield. The nearest airports are Manchester, Doncaster Sheffield, and East Midlands. In rural areas, villages are served by internal transport links. Minibuses operate from the towns to smaller villages. The Hope Valley and Buxton Line trains serve stations at Hathersage, Hope and Edale. Cycle England invested"
"Ffestiniog with the Ffestiniog Railway to Porthmadog. Conwy Valley line The Conwy Valley line (Welsh: ""Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy"") is a railway line in north-west Wales. It runs from Llandudno via Llandudno Junction () to Blaenau Ffestiniog, and was originally part of the London and North Western Railway, being opened in stages to 1879. The primary purpose of the line was to carry slate from the Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy for export by sea. The line also provided goods facilities for the market town of Llanrwst, and via the extensive facilities at Betws-y-Coed on the London"
"Treherbert railway station Treherbert railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line north west of Cardiff Central. It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway in 1863, and was the connecting point of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway with the collieries of the Rhondda Fawr via a 1 mile 1683 yard tunnel (completed in 1890) which was one of the longest in South Wales. The TVR had opened its Rhondda Fawr branch from Dinas (north of ) in"
"closed to passengers on 23 March 1955 but it was still open to goods traffic. The coal yard was closed in the late 1970s and the track was lifted in February 1984. Blackhill railway station Blackhill railway station was a railway station that served the village of Blackhill, County Durham, England from 1867 to 1955 on the Derwent Valley Line. The station opened on 2 December 1867 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated west of the end of St. Aldans Street. The site of the station was large and it also had a large goods yard. The"
"the station platform). The Horseshoe Falls, built by Thomas Telford to act as a feeder for the Llangollen Canal, is a 10-minute walk from the station. (see map) Berwyn railway station Berwyn railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, is a railway station on the former cross-country line between Ruabon and Barmouth. The station, which opened in May 1865, was a stop on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Llangollen and Corwen. It was closed by British Rail in January 1965. In 1986 the station was reopened as part of the heritage Llangollen Railway. It is now reportedly among one of"
"small siding on the same alignment as, and accessed from, the run-round loop. Corwen railway station Corwen railway station was a railway station on the Ruabon to Barmouth Line, located in the town of Corwen in Denbighshire, Wales. The first station to open was a temporary station to the east of the town, when the line from opened in October 1864. A permanent station was opened by the Great Western Railway in May 1865. The station had two platforms and a signal box, and was a passing place on the single track line. Corwen was also the southern terminus of"
"Abercynon North railway station Abercynon North railway station was one of two railway stations - North and South - serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It was located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line 15¼ miles (24 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services were provided by Arriva Trains Wales. The station was opened by the British Railways Board on 3 October 1988. It was constructed to allow the Aberdare line to serve Abercynon village, as the track layout in use at the time at the original station did not allow Aberdare services to"
"Rowlands Gill railway station Rowlands Gill railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, England from 1867 to 1963 on the Derwent Valley Railway. The station opened on 2 December 1867 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of Station Road. The goods traffic was timber, bricks and coal to Newcastle and iron ore to Consett. Due to passenger numbers failing to recover after the Second World War, the station was closed on 1 February 1954 to passengers and closed completely along with the line on"
"and . Abercynon railway station Abercynon railway station is the railway station serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, north of . Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. It was first opened on this site as ""Navigation Road"" in 1840 and was then renamed ""Aberdare Junction"" by the Taff Vale Railway in 1846 then further renamed ""Abercynon"" in 1896 and to ""Abercynon South"" in 1988. The original station buildings, including the Great Western Railway signal box of 1932 (which originally came from Birmingham Moor Street station) have been"